Sardina Way
From Pittsburgh Streets
| Sardina Way | |
|---|---|
| Neighborhood | Middle Hill |
| Spring Alley (until 1881) | |
| Sardina Alley (1881–1914) | |
This alley ran south from Kepler Way, west of and parallel to Somers Street, in the area between Webster Avenue and Wylie Avenue.[1] It was originally named Spring Alley but was renamed Sardina Alley in 1881.[2] A 1910 ordinance establishing the names of all streets in Pittsburgh confirmed the name Sardina.[3] It became Sardina Way in 1914, when another ordinance changed all alleys in the city to ways.[4]
The name was frequently misunderstood as Sardinia[1][5][6][7][8] or Sardine.[9] Bob Regan includes "Sardine" in his "Streets of Pittsburgh" crossword puzzle, clued as "A small fatty fish usually canned."[10] Unfortunately this is just a dictionary definition of the word sardine, which is a misspelling anyway, so it gives no information about the origin of the name.
See also
- Spring Alley, for other alleys that have had that name
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Atlas of the Cities Pittsburgh and Allegheny, plate 7. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1882. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1882-atlas-pittsburgh-allegheny; 1882 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1882
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of avenues, streets, lanes and alleys of the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1881, no. 33. Passed Feb. 28, 1881; approved Mar. 4, 1881. Ordinance Book 5, p. 212. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the Select and Common Councils of the City of Pittsburgh, for the year 1880, pp. 213–234 (Internet Archive pghmunicipalrecord1880). [view source] ordinance-1881-33
- ↑ "An ordinance establishing the names of the avenues, streets, lanes and alleys in the City of Pittsburgh." Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1910, no. 716. Passed Mar. 31, 1910; approved Apr. 5, 1910. Ordinance Book 21, p. 359. In Municipal Record: Minutes of the proceedings of the [Select and Common Councils] of the City of Pittsburgh for the years 1909–1910, appendix, pp. 328–381, Devine & Co., Pittsburgh, 1910 (Google Books doQzAQAAMAAJ; HathiTrust uiug.30112108223832; Internet Archive Pghmunicipalrecord1909). Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Apr. 29, 1910, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616256, 86616285, 86616314, 86616333, 86616343), and Apr. 30, pp. 12–16 (Newspapers.com 86616643, 86616672, 86616694, 86616726, 86616748). [view source] ordinance-1910-716
- ↑ "An ordinance changing the name 'Alley' on every thoroughfare in the City of Pittsburgh, to 'Way.'" Pittsburgh city ordinance, 1914, no. 402. Passed Nov. 10, 1914; approved Nov. 16, 1914. Ordinance Book 26, p. 360. Reprinted in the Pittsburgh Post, Nov. 23, 1914, p. 11 (Newspapers.com 86505785), and Nov. 24, p. 12 (Newspapers.com 86505809). [view source] ordinance-1914-402
- ↑ Atlas of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 2, plate 4. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1889. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1889-volume-2-atlas-pittsburgh; included in the 1890 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1889-vol-2
- ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 1, plate 1. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1904. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1904-volume-1-plat-book-pittsburgh; included in the 1903–1906 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1904-vol-1
- ↑ Atlas of Greater Pittsburgh, plate 5. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1910. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1910-atlas-greater-pittsburgh; 1910 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1910
- ↑ Real Estate Plat-Book of the City of Pittsburgh, vol. 1, plate 22. G. M. Hopkins & Co., Philadelphia, 1923. http://historicpittsburgh.org/maps-hopkins/1923-volume-1-plat-book-pittsburgh; included in the 1923 layer at Pittsburgh Historic Maps (https://esriurl.com/pittsburgh). [view source] hopkins-1923-vol-1
- ↑ Pittsburgh Street Guide, 9th ed., map 5358. Rand McNally, Chicago, 2009, ISBN 978-0-5288-7458-1. [view source] rand-mcnally-street-guide-9th
- ↑ Bob Regan. The Names of Pittsburgh: How the city, neighborhoods, streets, parks and more got their names, pp. 183–186. The Local History Company, Pittsburgh, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9770429-7-5. [view source] regan
